“It Takes a Village to Raise a Chive”

The Silver Springs Edible Garden Group & The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs presents:

‘The Growing Connection” Grass Roots Garden Speaker Series 2019

Part 1: “It Takes a Village to Raise a Chive” featuring Chelsie Anderson (owner/operator of Chelsie’s Garden Soil-utions in Calgary)

March 20, 2019

Silver Springs Community Centre – 5720 Silver Ridge Drive NW

Starts at 7pm

Tickets = $15 at the door

About the Speaker:

Chelsie is the owner/operator of ‘Chelsie’s Garden Soil-utions’ in Calgary. She is a regular contributor to CBC Radio’s ‘The Homestretch’.

About the Topic:

Chelsie’s talk will shine a light on 4 groups of critters – decomposers, microbes, pollinators and predator bugs that are truly responsible for growing the food in our gardens. During this entertaining talk you will find out who does what and how you can encourage this ‘village’ in your own garden.

Part 2: “Plant Guilding for the Urban Garden & Food Forest” featuring Carmen Lamoureux (owner/founder of Urban Farm School in Calgary) – April 10, 2019

Part 3: “Integrated Pest Management” featuring Michael G. Dallaire – May 15, 2019

Part 4: “The ‘Right Way’ to Prune Trees and Shrubs” featuring Jean-Mathieu Daoust (Tree Frog Tree Care, a division of Bartlett Tree Experts)

Grass Roots Garden Speaker Series 2019